Top Cat Boss Cat Uk

Top cat uk boss cat opening and ending titles top cat is an animated television series made by the hanna barbera studios which ran from september 27 1961 to april 18 1962 for a run of 30 episodes on the abc network.
Top cat boss cat uk. Written by laurence marcus for television heaven. As top cat was the brand name of a well known cat food in the uk when the top cat began airing the cartoon s title card was changed to refer to him as boss cat although the opening theme and dialogue still used the top cat name. The boss cat title card was last used for a repeat run in 1989. Starring jason harris chris edgerly bill lobely melissa disney voices when it was first broadcast by the bbc in 1962 the hanna barbera cartoon series top cat was renamed boss cat because of the existence of a popular brand of cat food of the same name.
By the time the series was next aired in 1999 the top cat pet food brand had been discontinued in the uk allowing the original us title sequence to be used. The series was renamed for british audiences to boss cat because there was a cat food called top cat on sale in the uk. Published on february 8th 2019. The dialogue and theme tune still referred to the character by his original name but a small cut was made in the opening credits resulting in a slight jump in the film.
Boss cat title card. Top cat was indeed renamed boss cat in the uk due to a name clash with a brand of cat food. It debuted on 16 may 1962 under its original name but was renamed the boss cat on 13 june 1962. Top cat is an animated television series made by the hanna barbera studios which ran from september 27th 1961 to april 18th 1962 for a run of 30 episodes on the abc network.
Despite the show being renamed boss cat the character s name was unchanged as top cat or the initials tc.